Escombreras is an islet within a natural park at the mouth of the port of Cartagena, Spain in the Region of Murcia.
A breakwater was built in 2011 for the expansion of the port1 has hooked around the north side of the island, but it does not connect to it.2
The steep islet covers 4 hectares (9.9 acres). There is a lighthouse built in 1865 65 metres (213 ft) above sea level,34 an anchorage, but there is no permanent human habitation.
Archeological remains from the Greek and Roman eras have been found on the islet.
References
References
- "La Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena finaliza las obras de ampliación de Escombreras". La Verdad (in Spanish). 27 July 2011.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Valencia and Murcia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Findlay, Alexander George (1887). A Description and List of the Lighthouses of the World, 1887. London: Richard Holmes Laurie. p. 101.
On summit of Escombrera Id., at entrance [Height] 223 [Visibile in Miles] 5 [Year established] 1864
- "Lighthouse in Escombreras Island, Cartagena. Lighthouses in the Region | All You Need In Murcia". www.allyouneedinmurcia.com.
37°33′34″N 0°58′09″W / 37.55944°N 0.96917°W / 37.55944; -0.96917